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Sun, November 18, 2018 | 17:11

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President Moon Jae-in's visit to the Vatican, the highlight of his nine-day European tour that began in France earlier this week, concluded Thursday with some impressive results,

Editorial | 2018-10-19 16:39

[Ed] Interest rate freeze

The Bank of Korea's monetary policy board kept its benchmark interest rate untouched at 1.5 percent Thursday, for the 11th consecutive month. But the central bank had no other choice.

Editorial | 2018-10-19 16:37

Taxis vs. Kakao

Taxi drivers launched a 24-hour strike Thursday to protest a new ride-sharing service to be launched by Kakao.

Editorial | 2018-10-18 17:37

Global competitiveness

South Korea stood at 15th place in the global competitiveness ranking of 140 countries this year, up two notches from 2017. According to the World Economic Forum competitiveness index for 2018, the nation ranked No. 1 in ICT adoption and macroeconomic stability. Korea also came in eighth in innovation ability and 14th in market size. It is welcome economic news, given the nation's global competitiveness ranking had fallen or stagnated since 2007.

Editorial | 2018-10-18 16:20

War on fake news

It is right to say fake news is the enemy of democracy. Any fake news or disinformation distorts public opinion and may disrupt democratic processes. In this regard, sorting out fake news and preventing its spread is undoubtedly crucial to maintaining our democratic system.

Editorial | 2018-10-17 16:59

Irregularities at kindergartens

Rampant accounting fraud at some privately-run kindergartens is triggering a public rage, pushing the education authorities to rush forward countermeasures. The government, however, cannot avoid criticism for having neglected its duty of preventing such irregularities over the past year.

Editorial | 2018-10-17 16:20

No need for rush

The two Koreas agreed to speed up economic cooperation during high-level talks at the Peace House on the South's side of the border village of Panmunjeom, Monday.

Editorial | 2018-10-16 17:27

The government appears set to reduce the fuel tax temporarily. While in Indonesia to attend the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank heads, Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon said, “The government is considering lowering oil taxes for a limited time.

Editorial | 2018-10-16 17:27

Structural reform

The economy is losing growth momentum. Economic indicators have continued to show worse-than-expected performances, raising concerns that the country is mired in a trap of low growth.

Editorial | 2018-10-15 16:59

War on drunk driving

President Moon Jae-in has declared an all-out war against drunk driving to meet the strong public call for harsher punishment of the deadly crime. The presidential action is, indeed, timely but the government should have got tougher with those who took the wheel while intoxicated earlier.

Editorial | 2018-10-15 16:20

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